News Round-up Week Ending 9 August

August 9, 2013

August 9, 2013

Short Cuts to Hell announced

FrightFest, Movie Mogul and Horror Channel have announced the six finalists of their 666 Short Cuts to Hell film competition. The six films are Six Degrees of (Limb) Separation, 6 Seconds To Die, 6 Shooter, 6th Sense, 6 Feet Under and Six Feet Under. The winning film will be revealed at Frightfest on Sunday 25 August.

Mayhem returns to Nottingham

Mayhem Film Festival will once again be held at Broadway in Nottingham from 31 October until 3 November. US director Brian Netto will be visiting the festival for a screening of his new found footage film Delivery. There will also be a screening of Vincenzo Natali’s new film Haunter. Early bird passes are available from the Broadway website.

Aickman comes to Audible

Robert Aickman’s award winning collection The Unsettled Dust is now available as an audio book exclusively from Audible. The collection is narrated by The League of Gentlemen star Reece Shearsmith. The audio book is available now from Audible.co.uk.

Creepshow comes to Blu–Ray

Stephen King and George A. Romero’s classic collaboration will finally make its bow on Blu–Ray on 28 October. The film is considered a genre stalwart and will feature a wide range of fantastic extras.

DAN HOWARTH

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